How to Decide When to Save Documents in PDF (Acrobat) Format

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Documents saved in PDF or Acrobat format can be read by anyone that has a free PDF reader, such as Adobe Acrobat, on their computer. As the document's author, you must save your work into Acrobat or another PDF creation program. This is not necessary for all files, so think about it a little and decide when to save documents in PDF format.